06-26-24: Kirsten DeLeo,
Mindfulness and Caring for the Dying
00:25: Sean Fargo introduces Kirsten deLeo
04:15: Kirsten guides a grounding meditation
08:45: Presence and mindful awareness as care in itself
10:50: Kirsten’s background in early hospice care
15:00: The importance of community support (for both the dying and the caregivers)
18:02: The role models and early experiences that encouraged Kirsten
21:20: Question: What brought you here today? Is there one thing you’d like to learn about?
24:40: Bringing mindfulness to potential power imbalances between giver and receiver
26:19: Mindfulness as defined in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
27:30: “Of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.”
32:45: Awakening to the reality of death as awakening to our life and how we’re living
35:22: The difference between “helping” and “accompanying”
38:12: When deaths are very difficult
41:59: The potential impact of just one stable presence in the room
42:52: Question: Is there anything you invite people to consider regarding the afterlife?
44:01: Kirsten shares the practices that help her, and which practices she might share with the dying person
49:20: Question: How do we know when we’re prolonging versus relieving suffering?
54:38: Guided Meditation: “Another You” (Just Like Me)
1:06:04: Guided Meditation: “Entering Another’s World”
1:16:09: Leaving our comfort zone to grow our compassionate muscle
1:19:26: Question: Discerning between the needs of the dying person, and the needs of all who love them
1:24:27: Question: What to do if I’m feeling too overwhelmed to be there?
1:28:09: Guided Meditation: Essential Phowa
1:46:02: Sharing final thoughts
Resources:
- Website: KirstenDeLeo.com
- Book: Present Through The End